TNAG-2967-FCO40-4246-Future-of-Hong-Kong-British-Consulate-General-inclusion-of--1993 — Page 97

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HKD 406/2

2. MAY 1993

FROM: J Woodrow

DATE:

Hong Kong Department 20 May 1993

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Mr Morris } NTCD

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Mr Weinrabe

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FUTURE BRITISH CONSULATE-GENERAL:

BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

NOTE FOR STEERING COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP

1.

Present plans for the future Consulate General include

provision for the inclusion of the British Chamber of Commerce

(BCC) inside the building. Recently the BCC asked if they could be given more space than the 107 sq m already allocated to them.

OED and the architects, Farells, agreed that there was

sufficient space in the building to give them a total of

200 sq m.

2. However it has not yet been resolved how we can legally

include the BCC inside our building nor whether we can charge

them rent. Legal Advisers have said that the Private Treaty

Grant requires that we must seek prior written approval from the

Director of Buildings and Lands. We need to consider therefore

whether to approach the Director to ask his permission to

accomodate the BCC and to charge them commercial rent. We might propose to keep an element of this to cover the pro-rata running

and staffing costs of the Consulate-General and pay the rest to

futcon.NAT

SLM